Manawatu-Wanganui region

Surface Water Zone: Lake Papaitonga

The Lake Papaitonga water management sub-zone is comprised of the Waiwiri Stream and Tributaries including Lake Papaitonga (Lake Waiwiri) from the sea to its source. The sub-zone is approximately 22 km2 and land in the catchment is predominantly used for extensive agriculture The water allocation framework manages impacts of the allocation on water body values including consumptive uses by setting minimum flows and allocation limits for each sub-zone. Because this is a Lake zone the Proposed One Plan rules (13-8 and 13-9) relating to abstractions from lakes and wetlands applies to this zone.

Water Use

Surface Water in this Zone

Regional councils collect information about how much water is available and manage resource consents for
those wishing to take water from rivers and streams. Use the buttons below to view information on: how
much water is available, where it comes from and how its used.

Rainfall and runoff

The table above shows the average amount of rainfall the water management zone receives each year and how much of that flows
out to sea. These are approximate figures only.

Water consents: How much water is consented and used?

Surface water available to consent

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Consented water in this surface water zone

Use the tables below to look at how much water is available compared with how much is actually consented within this water
management zone. Click the plus to expand subzones where available

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Comparing consents and use

Amount available to consent

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Amount consented measured and non measured

Amount used (measured)

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Consented or used as a percentage of available

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Total consented and measured

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Total measured amount used

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Total measured volume used

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The table above shows the amount of water that is available for use compared to the amount that has been consented.
The ‘Total Consented’ and ‘Total Consented and Measured’ fields are based on percentages of the ‘Total available to Consent’
field. If this field is not populated no data will be displayed. Some consents require actual use to be monitored and this
is presented as 'Total measured volume Used' where available.

Water consents: How is consented water used?

Consents by use in this surface water zone

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Consented water

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Relative breakdown

Activity

Percentage of total consented

Total volume

Number of consents

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Total

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The above table shows the proportion of water consented for irrigation, industrial, stock, town supply and other.
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